This Week in Racing History (December 25-31)

This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker
December 25
Grand Prix and sports car racer Giancarlo Baghetti born (1934).
December 26
Colin Chapman meets Jim Clark for the first time during a race meeting at
Brands Hatch, England. Chapman wins...

December 26Colin Chapman meets Jim Clark for the first time during a race meeting at
Brands Hatch, England. Chapman wins with Clark second, both driving Lotus
Elises (1958).

December 27John Love and Bill Gunstan drive a Lola T212 to victory in the Springbok
race at Pietmaritzburg, South Africa (1971).

December 28Drag racer Mike Ferderer born in San Francisco, California, USA (1956).

December 29Graham Hill wins his first Grand Prix driving title when he drives his BRM
to victory in the South African Grand Prix at East London. BRM also
clinches the manufacturer's title (1962).

December 30Racing great Sterling Moss knighted by Queen Elizabeth (1999).

December 31Ralph Deshon and Fred Koster drive a Crosley Hotshot to victory in the
6-hour Sam Collier Memorial Grand Prix of Endurance, the first auto race
held at Sebring, Florida. It is also the first sports car endurance race
held in the United States. The little Crosley was able to defeat faster
Ferraris, Jaguars, and others because the race was run under an Index of
Performance handicapping system (1950).